

PHILANTHROPY REPORT 2024
PUBLISHED EXCLUSIVELY TO THANK AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY’S SUPPORTERS




American Bird Conservancy (ABC) is dedicated to conserving wild birds and their habitats throughout the Americas.
Preventing Extinctions
Reversing Population Declines
Reducing Threats to All Birds
Building the Bird Conservation Movement
ABC’s Strategic Bird Conservation Framework
ABC prioritizes four key outcomes — shown in the graphic above — to move our mission forward and achieve measurable results for birds, year after year. Our Philanthropy Report and its companion Impact Report show how we’re advancing toward each of these outcomes.
Bold Action for Birds Across the Americas
American Bird Conservancy takes bold action to conserve wild birds and their habitats throughout the Americas. Inspired by the wonder of birds, we achieve lasting results for the bird species most in need while also benefiting human communities, biodiversity, and the planet’s fragile climate. Our every action is underpinned by science, strengthened by partnerships, and rooted in the belief that diverse perspectives yield stronger results. Founded as a nonprofit organization in 1994, ABC remains committed to safeguarding birds for generations to come. Join us! Together, we can do more to ensure birds thrive. abcbirds.org
Larry Selzer, Chair
Michael J. Parr, President
David Hartwell, Treasurer
Mike Doss
Jonathan Franzen
Maribel Guevara
Josh Lerner
Annie Novak
Ravi Potharlanka
Carl Safina
Amy Tan
Stephen Tan
Shoaib Tareen
Walter Vergara
Jessica Wilson
Board of Directors Management Team
Andrés Anchondo, Director of Migratory Bird Habitats in Latin America and the Caribbean
Brian Brooks, Vice President of Advocacy and Threats Programs
Erin Chen, Vice President of Development
Naamal De Silva, Vice President of Together for Birds
Jim Giocomo, Central Regional Director
Shawn Graff, Vice President of U.S. and Canada
Steve Holmer, Vice President of Policy
Brad Keitt, Oceans and Islands Director
Daniel Lebbin, Vice President of Threatened Species
Angela Modrick, Senior Finance Director
Clare Nielsen, Vice President of Communications and Marketing
Michael J. Parr, President
Jeff Raasch, Southeast Regional Director
Kacy Ray, Vice President of Operations
Bishop Sheehan, General Counsel
Amy Upgren, Director of International Programs
Maria Dolores Wesson, Western Regional Director
David Wiedenfeld, Senior Conservation Scientist
For a full staff list, see ABC’s website at abcbirds.org/about/sta .


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Dear Partners and Supporters:
In 2024, American Bird Conservancy celebrated our 30th year of achievements for birds and their habitats throughout the Americas. Now, as we embark on our fourth decade, I am filled with gratitude for the extraordinary generosity and commitment of supporters like you. Thanks to your unwavering belief in our mission, ABC continues to protect and conserve vital habitats, advocate for bird-friendly policies, and build the bird conservation community. Your contributions have made a measurable difference. In 2024, we surpassed the milestone of 10 million acres conserved for birds — made possible by our partnerships with the Migratory Bird Joint Ventures and many other groups. Our work has benefited more than 3,000 bird species — from the beloved Wood Thrush to the little-known Cundinimarca Antpitta. ABC also welcomed our second cohort of Conservation and Justice Fellows and continued to expand the innovative Motus Wildlife Tracking System in the U.S. None of this would have been possible without your assistance.
Birds bring us closer — to nature, to each other, and to the broader ecosystems we all depend on. In a time when the challenges facing wildlife can feel overwhelming, your support is a powerful reminder that progress is possible when we work together. From all of us at ABC, thank you for standing with us and for the birds. We look forward to continuing this journey with you in the year ahead.
With deepest appreciation,


Michael J. Parr President
Dear Friends,
On behalf of our entire ABC team, I extend my heartfelt thanks for your generous support of American Bird Conservancy in 2024. Your commitment to bird conservation continues to be the foundation on which our work is built — and your impact is visible in every corner of our mission.
From coastal marshes to forest canopies, your gifts have helped protect and restore key habitats, fund important research, and support teams of conservation professionals who work for birds in the field every day. Each project you’ve made possible is a step forward for the birds and habitats that are under threat across the Americas.
It’s no exaggeration to say that you are part of a powerful community — one that shares a deep love for birds and a determination to protect the natural world. In this report, we highlight stories from a sampling of our members and supporters who explain in their own words why they are committed to ABC’s mission. We also highlight some of our 2024 accomplishments, profile a few of our alliances, and list the names of many of our valued supporters. (While space limitations preclude us from mentioning everyone who gave to ABC, we’re grateful for every gift, and we put every dollar to work for bird conservation.)


Thank you for your trust, your generosity, and your belief in the work we do together. You are the reason we can rise to meet the challenges ahead — with vision, compassion, and unwavering dedication.
With warmest regards, unwavering dedication.



Erin Chen Vice President of Development



Agami Photo Agency/Shutterstock
Why We Support ABC
A Gateway into Caring More about Nature
Michael Forwood, an ABC monthly donor since 2016, describes himself as a “mid-30s finance director with a love of nature that has grown continuously over the past 10 years or so.”
One day while he was eating lunch outside, a House Sparrow caught his attention, and that’s “when I started to actually notice birds as more than just background noise.”
He soon hung a birdfeeder in his yard, began to learn more about birds, and then started traveling to see more species. “Birds were my gateway into paying attention and caring more about the natural world, which has become a major passion and source of joy for me,” he said. “I also believe we have a moral duty to protect and conserve nature from the relentless destruction humans have brought on the world.”
Michael’s employer matches his donation 2-to-1, which makes his monthly gifts even more supportive of our mission. He donates to ABC because he sees our approach to conservation as “the most directly impactful for endangered species. You identify priority conservation areas and take tangible steps to conserve land where it is most critical. As a small donor, I like knowing that my donation is supporting these tangible outcomes.”

ABC members explain what motivates them to support our mission

Hope for Hawaiian Birds
Sheila Conant, Ph.D., is a long-time partner of ABC in Hawaiʻi, an ABC supporter and member of our Legacy Circle. Conant also is Professor Emerita of Biology at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and a field biologist. She explains her support for ABC in her own words:
“For nearly 60 years, I have followed the decline and extinction of Hawaiian birds, an avifauna that has suffered the highest extinction rate of any geographic area on Earth. In just my lifetime, I have seen seven Hawaiian bird species in the wild that are now extinct. The situation is very sad, but I never give up hope for those species that remain.
“In 2012, I learned that ABC was supporting the translocation of the Millerbird, a species I was first drawn to and decided to study when I was 18. This reintroduction back to the island of Laysan proved to be a great success. Since then, the significance and impact of ABC’s efforts to conserve Hawaiʻi’s birds have expanded and deepened rapidly.
“The depth and breadth of ABC’s conservation projects are ambitious, and the staff are dedicated. I applaud ABC’s efforts to protect many species in the Americas, but I value most the organization’s actions to conserve critically endangered Hawaiian birds and their habitats. That’s why I decided back in 2015 to include them in my estate planning.”
For
the past 20 years, ABC










has been the primary focus of my charitable giving and my engagement with conservation. It’s a model of effective and efficient action, a shining light.




— Jonathan Franzen, ABC Board member, author, and winner of the National Book Award






Sheila Conant releases a Millerbird on Laysan Island.
The return of Millerbirds to Laysan Island in 2011 and 2012 was a major success for ABC and our partners in the Pacific.
Gerald Marella/Shutterstock (left); Shelby Graham (middle); RyanHagerty/ USFWS (top); Robby Kohley (right)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
I’ve become quite protective of birds — those in my yard, in my city, and everywhere. A few years ago, I accepted an offer
to join ABC’s Board because the people at ABC work every day to conserve birds in countless ways, and
I’m proud to support them.
— Amy Tan, ABC Board member, author, artist, and recipient of the National Humanities Medal
Meaning and Purpose
Bruce Schatzman began birding as a teenager, but after college, he set his passion for birds aside when the responsibilities of family and running a software company called. Later, after his kids left for college and he sold his company, he returned to birding. When Bruce’s interest in birds reignited, he decided to get involved with an organization that supports nature conservation and found ABC after an online search. “Its size, mission, and reputation turned out to be the perfect fit for me.”
Now, he’s an avid bird photographer who provides significant support to ABC through fundraisers. “All of this has brought a new sense of meaning and purpose to my life,” he said.
While he is “deeply worried about the scale of environmental destruction” around the world, he decided he had to help. “Rather than sit there and
be sad, I decided to join the growing movement of people engaged in fighting to conserve nature to make sure it thrives and sustains future generations. Since ABC has become a powerful force in nature conservation, I feel that supporting it is the best way I can have a meaningful impact.”
Bruce’s top bird-friendly action is to spread the word. “In my opinion, nothing helps birds more than introducing people to nature and birdwatching,” he said. “Creating new bird lovers builds the next generation of donors to nature conservation groups like ABC. It also increases the number of people more likely to vote for environmentally focused issues and candidates.”



Magical Moments
Dick Raines, a former ABC Board member and a supporter of our Birds and Pesticides Campaign, has birded in Washington, D.C., and northern Virginia for more than 40 years. He and his wife Nancy bought land in 1982, including “my own little patch of woods,” where Dick conducts an annual bird count. He also participated in an annual count in Washington’s Rock Creek Park for 30 years, and now he organizes the Rappahannock County Bird List in Virginia.
After so many years of enjoying birds, he still revels in the “magical moments” of being a birder. “Nancy and I were camping out in Shenandoah National Park, in a swamp that’s full of snags and dead trees,” he recalled. “I’m running around trying to see warblers, and Nancy is much calmer, enjoying the swamp. And while she’s sitting still, a Wood Thrush lands on her shoulder.”
His advice for new birders? “I tell people to just learn the songs of the five most common birds in your yard. Don’t try to learn everything because you’ll get overwhelmed and you’ll quit. Just learn those five. If you hear a song, track it down to the point where you can see it and you’ll have it imprinted more deeply. And never stop appreciating your local birds.”
Dick says ABC gets his support because of our focus. “I think ABC is the most effective bird conservation organization on the ground. It’s in your DNA, it’s who you are, it’s your focus, and the realworld impact of that focus. I believe that your focus on conservation makes my support the most effective.”
Jordan E. Rutter, ABC’s Director of Communications, birds with Board member Amy Tan and ABC Ambassador Cindy Ferguson and her husband Norm Jones.
Bruce Schatzman
ABC President Michael J. Parr (far right) and Erin Chen, Vice President of Development (fifth from left), lead a bird walk at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens during the 2025 DC Climate Week.
Erica Sánchez Vázquez (bottom); Jordan E. Rutter (upper right)

Implicit Trust, Spectacular Results
Mary Ellen Gadski has been an ABC individual member since 2005, and she and her husband Robert are Legacy Circle members. Moreover, she is the driving force behind the Indianapolisbased Amos Butler Audubon Society’s (ABAS’s) 25 years of support for ABC’s work to protect migratory birds on their wintering grounds through ABAS’s Birdathon grant program. Mary Ellen has served as the society’s volunteer International Project Coordinator for 35 years, working closely with Donna McCarty, the longtime ABAS Birdathon Chair.
ABAS gave its first Birdathon grant to ABC in July 2000 to protect El Chorogo, the largest tract of remaining forest in western Panama and the home of Baird’s Trogon and Three-wattled Bellbird, as well as many migratory species. Over the years, ABAS has donated more than $350,000 to ABC, and besides Panama, the funds have helped conserve special places for birds in Colombia and Guatemala.
ABAS began supporting international conservation projects in the 1980s, and in the early years, the Birdathon Committee often met at Donna’s and Mary Ellen’s homes. “I always joke that I became the International Program Coordinator because I was the only one who knew the cost of an international stamp,” she said.
In 2000, a committee member who belonged to ABC received a catalog of ABC projects in need of funding. “We were intrigued by El Chorogo in Panama and began inquiries,” she recalled. “We were the sole donor for that project and made it happen. We really enjoyed supporting Panama Audubon (ABC’s partner for El Chorogo).”
Later, ABC asked Mary Ellen and ABAS to support the new Cerulean Warbler Reserve and Conservation Corridor in Colombia. “This project meant a lot to us,” she said. “Cerulean Warblers are here in Indiana, and everyone knows how their numbers have decreased.”
For the last several years, ABAS has supported another project in Colombia — the Central Andes BirdScape. “We implicitly trust the judgment and expertise of ABC,” Mary Ellen said. “We have learned to have complete faith in ABC’s judgment of where there is critical need to save birds. ABC’s conservation results with projects like the Central Andes BirdScape habitat restoration initiative are nothing short of spectacular.”

As an ecologist, I know
that conservation must be based on science. But conservation doesn’t happen until the work is actually protecting habitat and the ability of birds (and other animals) to live and to move. Because American Bird Conservancy is protecting millions of acres of crucial habitat — I’m in. That’s why I am a Board member of ABC; the staff are worth my time and attention, and the work is worth my money.
— Carl Safina, ABC Board member, author, President of the Safina Center, and the Endowed Professor for Nature and Humanity at the State University of New York, Stony Brook


Cerulean Warbler
This shade-grown coffee farm in the Central Andes BirdScape in Colombia provides habitat for resident and migratory birds. Mary Ellen Gadski
Agnieszka Bacal/Shutterstock (top); Eliana Fierro-Calderon (bottom)
Keep the Tapestry of Biodiversity Intact
Bob Fisher, a monthly sustainer of ABC who grew up in Chicago, has been a birder for more than 50 years and an ABC member, along with his late wife Karen, since 1998. We recently asked him why he supports us.
Why do you care about birds and their conservation?
Karen and I were city kids, apartmentdwellers, so we had little exposure to the wonders of the natural world. But when we got married, we discovered a common love for fishing, canoe camping, and nature. What started our interest in birds is that we had a cottage in northeast Wisconsin, where we did six years of breeding bird atlas monitoring.
There’s a tradition across Illinois called the Spring Bird Count, conducted in every county. Our county’s first count was 1972; Karen and I did the count in 1973 and did it together until her death in 2018. Our assignment that first year
was to drive the town’s streets and look for birds — we had no qualifications, but we did it!
Why is supporting ABC important to you?
What’s important? This quote by Jane Goodall says it all: “The ecosystem is this tapestry of interconnected plants and animals, and each single one has a role to play. When a species becomes extinct, it’s like pulling a thread. And if enough threads are pulled, the tapestry hangs in tatters. The ecosystem will collapse.”
What birding experiences are especially important to you?
Karen and my six years of breeding bird atlasing in far northeast Wisconsin was a unique experience because almost all of the accessible property was timber company lands. The guy who recruited us was a timber cruiser for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. So we had keys and permission to be on private property, and we’d go out and never see another soul. I’ve probably filled up my waders in spruce

bogs 30 or 40 times. Even in June it was cold! We were the only people the birds there saw. It produced a lifetime of memories in six years.
What’s one bird-friendly tip or action you wish everyone would follow?
I am involved with and provide financial support to a number of respected and well-known bird conservation and environmental organizations. All do important work, but it is American Bird Conservancy that is most aligned with my priorities and does the most to protect birds. I began to financially support ABC’s work in 2006 and was so impressed with the organization that I subsequently included ABC in my will and joined its Legacy Circle. The reasons are many, but most importantly, ABC creates and protects vital habitat for birds, develops and shares best practices, leads collaborations to leverage resources and multiply the results, and takes on difficult challenges to reduce threats to birds. I support ABC because no organization does as much to protect birds across the Americas.
— Cindy Ferguson, ABC Ambassador and Legacy Circle member
From an advocacy standpoint, get involved. Be willing to speak. It’s getting people to feel the value of nature. Did you enjoy seeing the bird? Take time to slow down and enjoy it. Growing up in the city of Chicago, one of the things I remember is we had streetlights, and on a midsummer’s night, nighthawks would collect insects around the streetlights.
My current suburban neighbors to the north all treat their lawns with pesticides. So they have to bring their kids to my backyard to see fireflies — because they’ve killed them all off. I am disturbed and angry that people don’t understand what Dr. Goodall said: We are unraveling the tapestry, and now we have people who are deliberately unraveling the tapestry — making it even worse.
What’s one thing you think everyone should know about ABC?
That ABC is dedicated and will speak in an effective manner to point out to people that it isn’t just about pretty birds: birds are the canaries in the coal mine. When we’re gone, there will still be birds, and hopefully we haven’t done too much damage.
Common Nighthawk

Leading the Way on Kirtland’s
Warbler Conservation
Scott Jorgensen is proud to support ABC, particularly our Kirtland’s Warbler program, which works with many partners to conserve one of the rarest North American songbirds.
“American Bird Conservancy is a shining example of what a nonprofit can be: a leader in their mission to save endangered birds, a valuable partner who helps other organizations grow as they jointly advance the mission, and a key source of insight — generating critical scientific knowledge while also developing the next generation of researchers,” Scott said. “All of this is supported by using sound business practices to ensure maximum value from every dollar donated.
“I recently participated in several activities on the recovery of the Kirtland’s Warbler where I could see firsthand how the ABC approach made a critical difference in saving this endangered bird,” he said. Scott noted that ABC partners with government and academic organizations and other nonprofits to conserve the bird’s breeding grounds in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Ontario. And he appreciates that our expert staff includes Senior Conservation Specialist Dave Ewert, who led a research team in the early 2000s that confirmed locations and habitats where the warblers winter in The Bahamas.
“It is important to ensure the birds have a place to hide and food to eat in the winter,
so finding out where they were wintering was the first step to ensuring winter survival,” noted Scott.
“Equally vital was the work of several ABC staff to engage with the community to help develop a base of local, informed scientific expertise, and a strong level of community support,” Scott said. “That support now includes school children, who learn why this bird is special and needs protection; a nonprofit that ABC encouraged to cultivate the forage plants warblers need and thus expand their food resources; and even goat farmers who can maintain a near-perfect warbler habitat and still turn a profit farming.
“In short, ABC generated strong and focused peer-reviewed science, community engagement at all levels, and strengthened allied groups in The Bahamas to ensure a suitable winter range for the warbler. Similarly, they used strong, focused science and engaged the right partners to recover and expand the breeding range. The result of all this diligent work is that the Kirtland’s Warbler numbers have increased several-fold and the species is no longer on the endangered species list. Mission accomplished: That is solid use of donor funds.”

Giving for Today — and
Tomorrow
Ann Hancock has been interested in birds for as long as she can remember. As a child, she enjoyed watching the activity at her family’s bird feeders, and by age 8, she was keeping track of her life list in her own copy of Roger Tory Peterson’s A Field Guide to the Birds. Her love for birds took further flight when she received The Burgess Bird Book For Children, which included illustrations by acclaimed artist Louis Agassiz Fuertes.
Ann first learned about ABC in the 1990s because of our Cats Indoors program. She and her husband Jim signed up as members in 1999 and are now part of our Falcon Club and Legacy Circle.
“We support ABC for many reasons,” Ann said. “I’ve mentioned Cats Indoors, which is a great program, and we support the program about preventing bird window strikes, another cause of high bird mortality. We’re also very impressed by ABC’s acquisitions of critical habitats that support migrating birds in Central and South America. It is critical that we think globally, as a high percentage of our local birds migrate long distances from somewhere else. ABC also works hard to educate the public about birds and what they need, and how we can directly support them as well as lessening our negative impacts on them.”
The Hancocks are also proud to be able to leave a legacy to ABC.
“We decided to include ABC in our estate plans because of the enormous threats that birds are facing,” Jim said. “We hope our gift will continue to help birds when we are gone because we know these threats will be ongoing. When thinking about giving, we try to consider both today and tomorrow. We want to give as much as possible while we’re living, and it gives us satisfaction to know that our legacy gift will continue to support the birds we love.”
Scott Jorgensen
A Kirtland's Warbler on Eleuthera Island in The Bahamas.
Sarah Bodbyl

A Strategic Partner in Latin America
Ivan Samuels, the Executive Director of March Conservation Fund (MCF), is a conservation biologist who earned his Masters in Zoology from the University of Florida. His expertise includes ecology, ornithology, forestry, and land management. Before joining MCF, Ivan worked on field research projects, mostly with birds, in both temperate and tropical environments.
For the last 10 years, Ivan and MCF have supported ABC’s Latin American Reserve Stewardship Initiative (LARSI), an effort to bolster the work of our nonprofit partners throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. The LARSI program strengthens on-the-ground conservation capacity for protecting threatened bird species and biodiversity. LARSI has invested over $3.8 million in supporting 29 conservation organizations and 71 reserves in 13 Latin American and Caribbean countries. We recently asked him about working with ABC.
Why do you support ABC?
ABC has identified the primary threats to bird populations throughout the Americas and developed a strategy to tackle each one. This focus is delivering results across borders and habitats, from the urban built environment to remote tropical forests. I also support ABC because of the integrity and intelligence of their team. Everyone is both dedicated and determined and committed to good science and genuine partner engagement. ABC also does an excellent job working with international grantees to manage projects and expenses.
What motivates you to continue supporting ABC?
I’m especially motivated to continue supporting ABC because of the vast network of conservation partners they have developed. This includes government agencies, private landowners, and many NGOs throughout the Americas. These relationships take time to develop and are based on trust. Together we are stronger, and these partnerships help us, and help ABC, to deliver a much higher conservation impact than working in isolation.
What’s one thing you think everyone should know about ABC?
Everyone should know that ABC is supporting many NGOs in Latin America to conserve both migratory and resident Neotropical species. They don't just set up offices in other countries, they deliver expertise and money to the best organizations to protect the most important sites for birds and other wildlife.
Any other comments you’d like to share with us?
The Latin American Reserve Stewardship Initiative that we founded with ABC is the crown jewel of our philanthropy. For 10 years, this program has delivered many conservation success stories and is highly valued by our Latin American partners.
Watch for an article about LARSI in the summer 2025 issue of Bird Conservation




birds posted by free-ranging cats, by collisions









American Bird Conservancy is a top-tier nonprofit for me because of its laser-like focus on protecting bird species and their habitats, both here in North America and throughout Central and South America, where they work with local conservation partners. ABC also focuses on critical issues such as threats to birds posted by free-ranging cats, by collisions with glass buildings and wind turbines, and pesticides. I have found the staff of ABC to be incredibly motivated, highly competent individuals with a strong work ethic. I support ABC as a donor because it is an organization that has an impact on issues that are important to me.





— Kathleen P. Burger, ABC Legacy Circle and Falcon Club member magazine.





Ivan Samuels, Maribel Guevara (ABC Board member), and their daughter Sierra.
Yovany Ochoa
Antioquia Brushfinch
2024 by the Numbers
ABC made progress for birds on many fronts last year, working together with partners across the hemisphere. Here are some highlights, based on our conservation framework (shown on page 2) that prioritizes four key outcomes to achieve measurable results for birds.
Preventing Bird Extinctions
We work to prevent the extinction and promote the recovery of the hemisphere’s most endangered birds.
44%
Gray-breasted Parakeet population growth in two years in northeast Brazil
6 “lost” species rediscovered through the Search for Lost Birds
43 million non-biting, lab-reared male mosquitoes released on Maui and Kaua‘i since late 2023
The Birds, Not Mosquitoes project aims to restore Hawaiian honeycreeper populations. Read more on page 18.
13 seabird species that potentially may breed within a new protected area at the Mokio Preserve in Hawai‘i after the completion of a 5,600-foot-long conservation fence
Reversing Bird Population Declines
60k
Acres of habitat protected in reserves for endangered birds
Birds benefiting include: Red-fronted Macaw in Bolivia, Cherry-throated Tanager in Brazil, Short-crested Coquette in Mexico, Antioquia Brushfinch and Chestnutcapped Piha in Colombia, and Red-faced Parrot in Ecuador.
We work throughout the hemisphere to improve habitat conditions for migratory and resident birds identified on the U.S. WatchList. Partners, including the Migratory Bird Joint Ventures, are essential to the success of these efforts.





400,000 acres managed for birds in the Northern Great Plains BirdScape
14k
Pounds of trash removed from Texas shorelines through our SPLASh program

















35,000+ grassland acres managed





BirdScapes (priority habitat areas) in 10 Latin American and Caribbean countries where we improved habitats for migratory birds
in improved migratory

33 new Motus Wildlife Tracking System stations installed in seven U.S. states and six countries
Roseate Spoonbill
Reducing Threats to All Birds
We take on the biggest direct human-caused threats to birds, even when they are controversial.
7 states where ABC successfully advocated for bird-friendly legislation (California, Hawai‘i, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Vermont, and Wisconsin)
$480,000 of annual funding to benefit ‘Ua‘u (Hawaiian Petrel), thanks to an ABC-supported legal action
45 samples evaluated at ABC glass testing tunnels to increase options for bird-friendly buildings
700 participants took ABC’s online bird-friendly building design class
States and municipalities with bird-friendly building ordinances after local laws were passed in Maine, Illinois, and Wisconsin

Building the Bird Conservation Movement

The foundation of our work is building capacity. Informed people who love birds and take action are essential to our conservation success. So are partners empowered with the necessary resources.
Conservation and Justice Fellows working with ABC staff Inaugural members of our Afrofuturism Collective
$400,000 granted to partners in Latin America and the Caribbean through the Latin American Reserve Stewardship Initiative




partner groups receiving Latin American Reserve Stewardship Initiative funding for sustainability initiatives
Read more in our 2024 Impact Report: abcbirds.org/ ImpactReports

Paul Jones
Red-fronted Macaws
ABC’s Gulf Coastal Birds program works with partners across the Gulf region on the conservation of the Least Tern, Black Skimmer, Snowy Plover, Wilson’s Plover, and other birds. Nest monitoring, educational activities, and other projects are helping to restore beach-nesting birds.

Legacy Circle
The Legacy Circle consists of ABC members who have included ABC in their estate plans through a bequest or other planned gift. This group of committed individuals supports our vision for the future of bird conservation.
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Maryanne Adams
Jane Alexander
Janet Allison and Gary Lovett
Edna Alvarez
Betsy Amsel
Charlene Anchor
Roberto and Victoria Ancis
Lorna and Michael Anderberg
Karen Anderson
Gordon Andersson
Candye Andrus
Joyce Angleberger
Roberta and Ira Asher
Susanne Bader
Linda Bainbridge
Barbara Baker and Robert
Korenberg
Valerie Baldwin
David Ball
Gwen Baluss
Jane Baril
Anne Barnes and Charles Byrd
David Bates
Charles and Nancy Bell
Katy Belt
Michelle Benedict
Arthur Benson
Karen Benzel
Doug Beran
Sandra Beranich
Kenneth Berlin
Jean Berry
Brenda Best
Diann Bilderback
Susan Billetdeaux
Greg and Linda Bodker
Marsha Booker
Richard Bordeaux and Jack Sapolsky
Elizabeth Borgerhoff-Pomerleau
Michael Boss and Sheila Vince
Ronald Bowman
Maggie M. Brahm
William Bremer
Tamara Brenner
Elizabeth Brill
Henry S. Brooks
Franta Broulik
Lucie Brown
Jim and Yuko Brumm
Patricia and Carl Brust
Bobi Bryant
Joelle Buffa and Clyde Morris
Steven Bullock
Stanley Buman
Shelly Bunge and Lura Burton
Kathleen Burger and
Glen Gerada
Robert Burgett
Patricia Burns
Theresa Cabral
Brian and Sheryl Caine
Craig Caldwell
Nancy Campbell
Scott Campbell
Dick and Pat Carlson
Larry Cartwright
Michael and Mary Lynn Cervantes
Joel Chalfin
Melinda and Jeffrey Chapman
Allen and Nancy Chartier
June Chastain
Laura Chinofsky
David T. Chuljian
Adele Clagett
Robert H. Clark
Paul Clarke and Catherine
McFadden
Susan Clasen
Lisa Climo and Michael Mungoven
Clare Close
Arthur Cody
Kenneth Cole
Kelly Colgan-Azar
Carlton Collier
Bill Collins
Sandra and Victor Colvard
Rob and Rita Colwell
Sheila Conant and David McCauley
George Connell
Warren and Cathy Cooke
Betty Cooper
Harriet Corbett
Mary Costello
Randall T. Cox
Carol Coy
James Cressman
Virginia and Pete Culver
Rigdon Currie
L. Michelle Cutrer
Donnie and Jackie Dann
Patricia Davidson
John A. Davis
David Davis and Jo Ann Mills
Kathleen Davis
Gregory Davitt
Nancy Davlantes
John and Judy Day
David Deifik
Nancy and Dale Delaney
Werner and Barbara Deuser
Dale Melinda Dixon
Jamie Donaldson
Adam D’Onofrio
Lisa Dreyfuss
Barbara Driscoll
William Drucker
Barbara Drummond
Katy Duffy
Marge Duncan
Daniel Dunst
Bill Duston
Janna Dutton
Richard and Nancy Eales
A Least Tern watches over its chick and an egg.
Alison Ellicott
Nancy Jane Ellifrit
Diane Emord
Dianne Engleke
Mari Epstein
Robin Erickson
Pamela Everett
Louisa Evers
Diane Exeriede
Marie Farr
Joan M. Felder
Lola Felix
Cindy Ferguson
Lauren Ferreri
Louise Fessenden
Armand and Estella Fidanza
Sandy Fiebelkorn
Janie and Richard Finch
Carol Fiore
Howard Fischer
Virginia Fischer
Jane Fitzgerald
Doug Forsell
James Fossard
James and Evelyn Fowles
Jonathan Franzen
Kathy Freas
John and Linda Frederick
Darlene Friedman
John Frischkorn
Larry and Jean Fry
Walter Fuller
Alicia Furman
Jennifer S. Gaden
Mary Ellen and Robert Gadski
Diane Gallagher-McVey
Erika Gates
James Gerlich
Susan Germaine
Robert Giles
Susan and Frank Gilliland
Paula Gills
Carole and Phillip Goodyear
Laura Gorman
Sandra Grabowski
Joseph and Jane Graff
Gretchen Graff
Jane Graves
Elizabeth Gray
Marlesa Gray
Mark Greenfield
Rachel Greenwood
John and Sue Gregoire
Winthrop Gross
Doni Guggenheimer
Candice Guth and David Pogel
Catherine Hagen
Paul Hagen
Karl Hamann
Jennifer Hamilton
Michael and JoAnn Hamm
Ann and Jim Hancock
Martha Hansen
Robley Hansen
John and Eleanor Harding
Elliotte Harold
W. Edward Harper and Susan
Harper-Scott
Dawn Harris
Richard Harris
David Harrison and Joyce Millen
Kathleen Hartman
Jeff Hayward and Madeline Etkin
June Heilman
Linda Heinichen and Will Webb
Patricia Heirs
Dale Henderson
Carolyn Hendricks
Joan Hero
Lois Herrmann
Sally Heuer and Carol Zierman
Tracy Hightower
Ellen Hoffman
Mary Holbert
Katherine Holland
Helen-Marie and Paul Holmgren
Barbara Holtz
Lisa Holzapfel
Alison Hope
Amy Hopkins
Christine Hopkins
Joanne Horton
Marshall Howe
Wendy Howes and Alan Rawle
Peter Hubbell
Dennis Hulbert
Mary Humes
Terry Hunter
Ruth Ingraham
Marian Isaac
George and Laura Ivey
Carol Jeffery
Pat Jenkins
George Jett and Gwenda Brewer
Stephen Johnson
Mark and Dorothy Johnston
Pamela Johnston
Judith Joy
Karl Jungbluth
Bonnie Jupiter
Linda Just
Susan Kaley
Kathryn Kamo
Richard Karel
Nancy Latner
Gloria and James Lawrence
Frances Layton
Margaret Leahy
Joan Lebel
George C. and Catherine C. Ledec
Paul Lehman
Avra and Kevin Leigh
Rita Leonard
Sherry Leonardo
Anne and Carl Little
Jean MacGregor and Robert Cole
Theodore Mack
Ron and Amanda Mallory
Georgia Mally
Macie Manire
Leslie Marceau
Louise Mariana
Stanley and Wendy Marsh
Ruth Marshall
Susan Martin
Margaret Mayer
Christine McCaffrey
Don and Carol McCartney
Kimberly McCullough
Kathryn McFarland
Laura and Liam McGranaghan
Dorothy McKissick
Patricia McLean
Beth McMaster
Jean Merritt
Kathi and Mac Mestayer
Timothy and Karen Michel
Frances Mielach
Allison Miller
Linda Miller
Sandra Miller
Stella Miller

Judith Kay
Mary Ellen Modrzewski

Annette Kearns
Yvonne Mohlman

Nancy Kennell

John Kent
Marianne Mooney and Joseph Sasfy

Warren and Barry King
Narca Moore

Gerald Klebauskas
Jean Morgan

Mary Alice Koeneke
Penny Moser

Marcia Koenig Rebmann
Juanita Moston

Sandy Komito
Robert Mougin

Douglas Kopsco
Amber Mount

Mary Sutton Korkor
Nancy Mueller

Steve Kornfeld and Terry

Chianello
Sena Mulder
Frank Murphy

Kristine Kramer
Phyllis Musicar-Wight

Leslie Kramer
April Narcisse and James Percich

Diane Krause
Charles Nasser

M.A. Kruse
Polly Nicely

Woody Kuehn
Cara and David Nims

Kathy Kuyper
Ian Nisbet

Barbara Kyse
John Noel


Denise LaBerteaux
Carl Nollen

Gayle Larson
Arthur Norcross
James Muchmoore
Blue-throated Hillstar
Grace Nordhoff and Jonathan Beard
Kymberlee O’Brien
Kathleen O’Connor
Michelle Ognjanovic
Bill Opengari
Sophie Osborn
Shelle Palmer
Janet M. Pawluk
Mary Lou Petersen
Robin Peterson
Frank Pine
Helen Pitts
Patricia Polentz
Calvin and Carolyn Pomarius
Jane Poss
Mary Poss
Nancy Post
Daniel Potente
George Powell
Johnny Powell
Karen Burtness Prak and Jan
Willem Prak
Susan Prochaska
Jane Surran Pyne
Mary Radford and Roger Williams
Linda Radtke
Robert Randall
Susan Rauschl
Carol Ray
Gerri Reaves
Carol Reed
Don Reinberg
Joann Reisman
The Reissing Family
Timothy Resch
Jim and Jan Rettig
Barbara Reynolds
Catherine Rich and Travis Longcore
Alan Richards and Ann Musche
Steve and Wendy Richards
Susan Richards
Irene-Eva Ries
Don Roberson and Rita Carratello
David Robinson
Rob and Starla Roels
Mary Rojas
Colleen Rooney
Hugh Rose and Judy Kolo-Rose
Arlene Roth
Pati Rouzer
Rachel Rovine
Lee Rudin and Lauren Friedman
Dorothy Rudolph
Jeff Rusinow
Cindy Russell
Joey Ryan
Sharon and Wendell Scarlett
Don and Ann Schaechtel
Therese Scheller
Debra and Mark Scheuerman
Nicholas Schliapin
Georgann Schmalz
Deborah and Kurt Schroeder
Meredith Schroeer
Joan Schultz
Patricia Serrentino
Bishop and Lynn Sheehan
Wayne and Edith Showalter
David Sickles
Kathleen Siebert
Arline Siegel
Emily Sieger
Frances and Frank Silva
Lee Simpson
Mona and Paul Sinclair
Steven and Stephanie Singer
James W. Sipiora
Elizabeth Skakoon and David Farr
Bernie Slofer
Gary and Jan Small
Steven Snyder
Marybeth Sollins
Sharon and Charles Sorenson
Susan Spencer
Donna Springer
Sue Staebler
Peary and B.K. Stafford
Suzanne Staples
Hygie Starr
Warren Steiner and Jil Swearingen
Cynthia Stengel
Sarah Stewart
Cara Stiles
Sigrid and Bill Stiles
William and Margaret Stjern
Diane Stoddart
Roger and Donna Storz
Susan Strange and Patrick Parkinson
Mary Strasser Colclough
Michael and Elyn Stubblefield
Karen Stubenvoll
Michael Suman
Ingrid Sunzenauer
Cathy and Bob Sussky
Thomas Swanstrom
Gail and Thomas Sweet
Sandy Szanderek
Ann Tagawa
Chitra Tatachar
John Tautin and Joan Galli
Jeremy Taylor
Sage Teir
Steve and Britt Thal
Lawrence Therrien
Ned Therrien

David Thomas
Mary Thomas
Patricia Thomas
Craig and Mary Thompson
Johanna Thompson
Joseph Thompson and Eduardo
Carrazio
Suzanne and Seth Thompson
Jim and Cathy Tilling
Dorothy Tobkin
Diane Touret
Heidi Trudell
Anne Turner
Henry Turner
Sue and Ted Ulrich
Kimberly Uyehara
Chris Van Fossan and Eddie
Gomez
Roger and Christina Van Ghent
Van Royce Vibber
Gregory Voge
Ronald and Karen Wagner
Freda Walker and Albert Wagner
Joanne Wallin
David Walsh
Marianne and Michael Walsh
Robert Walton
Sharon Wander
Jeanne and Brian Warmkessel
Leslie Warner
Robert Warren
Thomas Wasilewski
Fred Weber
Melanie Weintraub
Nancy Weiss and Carol Wise
Melinda Welton and John Noel
Lynn and Stuart White
Doug Whitlatch
Marjorie Louise Whitney
Steven Wickliffe
David Wilcove
Robert Wilhelm
Kathy Ann Willens
Marjorie Williams
Meg Williams
Stefan Williams
Jacqueline Williamson
Meredith Wilson
Waller and Sandra Wilson
Jay Withgott and Susan Masta
Robin Wolcott
Roger Wolfe
Christine Wolff
Sam Woods
Jim Woolfenden
Jared Workman
Art Wortman
Betsy and William Wrenn
Jeannie Wright
Jeff and Kathy Wright
William Wyman
Teresa Yaegel and Frederick
Kozak
William C. Young
John Zey
Raymond Ziarno
Elizabeth Zimmerman
Peter Zimmerman
Benjamin Skolnik
Conservationists monitor birds at a tropical reserve.

In Fond Remembrance
ABC celebrates the lives of these four champions for birds who passed away in the past year but live on through their contributions to birds and conservation. We’re grateful for the many ways each of them touched ABC’s work and strengthened our organization.
Patricia Bauman (1941-2024)

Patricia Bauman was the founding Board Chair of American Bird Conservancy Action Fund and a member of ABC’s Board of Directors from 2016-2021. Patricia helped found ABC Action Fund and served as the Board President from the organization’s start in 2020 until her passing in March 2024. As President, Patricia passionately guided our efforts to build political support for bird conservation. She and her husband, John Landrum Bryant, as well as the L.R. Bauman Foundation, were generous contributors to ABC’s conservation programs. Patricia further supported conservation as a board member of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, which has partnered with ABC on numerous projects to benefit birds and their habitats.
Emanuel (1940-2025)


Richard Chamberlain, an actor whose long career on stage, film, and television included starring roles on TV mini-series such as Shōgun and The Thorn Birds, had a strong affection for Hawaiʻi. In 2012, Chamberlain kindly narrated ABC’s film Endangered Hawaiʻi, which sought to raise awareness of the state’s bird extinction crisis. The film premiered at the EC Environmental Film Fest and won the International Jury Prize at EKOFILM International Film Festival. We are forever grateful that he lent his unique voice to bird conservation. You can watch the film at abcbirds.org/EndangeredHawaiiDoc.




Victor Emanuel was a pioneer of birding tourism. In 1976, he founded Victor Emanuel Nature Tours (VENT), which today hosts birding and nature tours worldwide. He led birding outings with Britain’s Prince Philip, President George W. Bush and his wife Laura, writers George Plimpton, Rose Styron, and Peter Matthiessen, and filmmaker Terrence Malick. He published his autobiography, One More Warbler: A Life With Birds, in 2017. ABC was fortunate to have Victor as a member of our Board of Directors for varying terms from 2004 through 2014. He always saw a strong link between tourism and conservation, and in 2014, he helped organize the fundraising effort by ABC, Tucson Bird Alliance, and VENT that led to the purchase of the Paton Center for Hummingbirds in Patagonia, Arizona. For more than 50 years, the Center’s 1.4 acres of riparian woodlands has been a birding hotspot that is visited annually by thousands of birders.
Ana Maria Weidner, a true friend and champion of animals of all kinds, had a special place in her heart for birds, which she affectionately called “angels.” Ana was a long-time and generous supporter of ABC and particularly our Cats Indoors program. Born in Peru, she spoke five languages and was a prima ballerina in her youth. Ana earned her MBA from the University of San Francisco and went on to build a large and highly respected translation agency, employing 50 interpreters covering a wide range of languages. Her husband, Dean Weidner, was her soulmate. He now serves as the Board Chairperson of the Ana Maria Weidner Foundation. Ana generously funded the foundation, in perpetuity, ensuring that her deep love and respect for animals will always continue, bringing about transformative improvements in the lives of birds and all animals.



Victor
Ana Maria Weidner (1951-2024)
Richard Chamberlain (1934-2025)
watch the film at
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We’re Grateful for Your Support
As a supporter of American Bird Conservancy, the actions you make possible for birds run the gamut, from conserving grasslands in the Dakotas and protecting habitat in Brazil to reducing bird collisions in New York. Thanks to you, birds like the endemic Jamaican Woodpecker (shown here) and thousands of other species — from the Swallow-tailed Kite and Kirtland’s Warbler to the Red Knot — have more safe habitat to call home. Thank you. We’re grateful to have you in our flock!

Jamaican Woodpecker
Teaming Up for Birds
At ABC, partnership is in our DNA. From our founding in 1994, we’ve acted on the belief that our results for birds expand exponentially when we work with others — from government agencies and academic institutions to private companies and local bird groups. While our list of partners and coalitions is long, we highlight a few here that exemplify our efforts to achieve more for birds, together.
Birds, Not Mosquitoes
Birds, Not Mosquitoes (BNM) is a coalition of a dozen state, federal, private, and nonprofit partners with an urgent mission: preventing the extinction of remaining native Hawaiian manu nahele (forest birds). ABC plays a leading role in this effort, which aims to suppress the non-native southern house mosquito population in high-elevation forests across the Hawaiian islands. These invasive mosquitoes carry avian malaria — the primary driver of population declines among Hawaiian forest birds. Since its inception in 2017 and following years of rigorous study and analysis, as well as regulatory approval, the BNM team has for the first time applied a mosquito suppression method for bird conservation that is used safely around the world to benefit human health.
This innovative approach involves using lab-reared male mosquitoes with a naturally occurring bacteria that functions as “birth control,” resulting in nonviable eggs when the treated male mosquitoes mate with wild females. Over time, the mosquito population will be reduced, giving bird populations a chance to recover.
Migratory Bird Joint Ventures





Since November 2023, BNM has released more than 43 million non-biting, male mosquitoes across remote conservation areas on Maui and Kauaʻi. Because they have very short lives, 500,000 more are released on each island each week to help protect the birds. This work was made possible thanks to substantial funding support from the federal government, the Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, and several private foundations, private donors, and nonprofit organizations. Learn More: BirdsNotMosquitoes.org
Migratory Bird Joint Ventures (JVs) are 23 regional partnerships covering the U.S., Canada, and much of Mexico that work to conserve, restore, and enhance habitats for migratory birds. Given the dramatic decline of North American birds over the past 50 years, the work of the JVs is more important than ever. The JV program began in 1986 and grew out of efforts to boost waterfowl populations. Since then, JVs have expanded to include bird species in nearly all habitats, both wetland and terrestrial. Species of conservation concern — including Northern Bobwhite and Black Rail — are a particular focus.
For more than 25 years, ABC has played a significant role with JVs, and together we have improved conservation management on 9.7 million acres of U.S. bird habitat — an area almost twice the size of Massachusetts! JVs bring together federal, state, and local agencies, corporations, universities, and landowners, as well as nonprofit organizations like ABC. We’re closely involved in 13 of the 23 and employ staff in 10. ABC staff lead several of the JVs and play roles in activities such as communications, fundraising, implementation of conservation practices, advancement of
policy and advocacy, and habitat conservation planning. We work closely with the leadership of other JVs, including staff at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Environment Canada, and other partners. Learn More: MBJV.org


Conserva Aves
Only through active collaboration with local communities and international partnerships can we achieve the hemispherewide conservation birds require. That belief is the driving force behind Conserva Aves — a partnership created in 2021 with support from Bezos Earth Fund. ABC is a founding partner, along with the National Audubon Society, BirdLife International, and the Latin American and Caribbean Network of Environmental Funds (RedLAC). In 2024, Birds Canada joined thanks to a $15 million investment from the Canadian government. The partnership is truly a force for nature, aiming to create 100 new subnational protected areas totaling at least 4.9 million acres (2 million hectares) by 2030. Conserva Aves is making significant strides toward that goal, with


more than 4.2 million acres (1.7 million hectares) in protected areas or in the process of being created or expanded. Now working in eight countries with 52 local partner organizations (including Indigenous peoples, Afro-descendant groups, and nongovernmental and grassroots organizations), Conserva Aves’ efforts are providing habitat for 92 threatened bird species and 58 declining migratory species. Learn More: Conserva-Aves.org






Latin American Bird Reserve Network
Protected habitat is essential to prevent the extinction of rare endemic birds like Colombia’s Blue-billed Curassow and Brazil’s Araripe Manakin. That’s why supporting the establishment of bird reserves has been a hallmark of ABC’s work since 1998, when we helped Mexican partner Bosque Antiguo establish the 1,000-acre El Carricito reserve for the Thick-billed Parrot and Military Macaw. Today, El Carricito totals 25,000 acres and also provides habitat for more than 200 migratory species, including Western Tanager and Rufous Hummingbird.
From small beginnings come great things: As of early 2025, we have supported the creation of 130 bird reserves in 15 countries, working with more than 60 on-the-ground partners in places ranging from cloud forests in the Dominican Republic to northern Chile’s Atacama Desert. Recent additions include a vital sanctuary in Ecuador for the Endangered Red-faced Parrot and community protected areas in Mexico for the Critically Endangered Short-crested Coquette. Our success in building the Latin American Bird Reserve Network is the result of extraordinary partnerships among local conservation groups, government agencies, and financial supporters. Altogether, the reserve network provides habitat for more than 3,000 bird species — more than half of all birds found in the Western Hemisphere. Learn More: abcbirds.org/Reserves
Learn About Other ABC Partnerships and Alliances:
Alliance for Zero Extinction, ZeroExtinction.org
Bird City Network, BirdCity.org
Bird Collision Prevention Alliance, StopBirdCollisions.org
Bird Conservation Alliance, abcbirds.org/BCA
North American Bird Conservation Alliance, NABCI.net
Kirtland’s Warbler Conservation Team, KWConservation.org
Partners in Flight, PartnersInFlight.org
Search for Lost Birds, SearchForLostBirds.org
SPLASh, SplashTX.org
Together for Birds, abcbirds.org/Together
See a full list of ABC partners: abcbirds.org/OurPartners
Sam Woods/Tropical Birding (top); David Fisher/Neotropical Birding and Conservation (bottom)
Blue-billed Curassow
Red-faced Parrot
The widespread Thickbilled
and
wings
nests on cliffsides around Alaska, Canada, Greenland, and many places throughout Europe and Asia. ABC’s Marine program is currently studying the species as an indicator of ocean health.

Agency and Organization Supporters
Alabama Cooperative Extension System
Alabama Forestry Association
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
Association of Zoos and Aquariums
Avian Power Line Interaction Committee
Barge Timberlands Management, Inc.
BirdLife International
Birds Canada
Bureau of Land Management
California Polytechnic State University
Center for Natural Lands Management
Commission for Environmental Cooperation
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Defense
Ducks Unlimited
East Gulf Coastal Plain Joint Venture
Environmental Protection Agency
Galveston Island Nature Tourism Council
Global Environment Facility
Gulf Coast Joint Venture
Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Research Institute
International Conservation Fund
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
Michigan Nature Association
Midwest Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
Migratory Connectivity Project, Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center
Missouri Department of Conservation
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Mississippi Flyway Council
National Park Service
National Wild Turkey Federation
The Nature Conservancy
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
North Dakota Department of Game and Fish
Ohio Biological Survey
Ohio State University
Oklahoma Department of Fish and Wildlife
Oklahoma Prescribed Burn Association
Park Cities Quail, Inc.
Partners in Flight
Pennsylvania Game Commission
Pheasants Forever, Inc.
Playa Lakes Joint Venture
Quail Forever, Inc.
Rainforest Trust
Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory
The Ruffed Grouse Society
San Antonio Quail Coalition
South Dakota Department of Game and Fish
Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
Southern Wings
State of Hawaiʻi
State of Indiana
State of Michigan
State of Minnesota Outdoor
Heritage Fund
State of Missouri
State of Montana
State of Nebraska
State of North Carolina
Wildlife Resources
State of Oregon
State of South Dakota
State of Tennessee
State of Texas
State of Washington
State of West Virginia
State of Wisconsin
Sul Ross State University of Texas
Sustainable Forestry Initiative
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
Texas A&M University
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
USDA Forest Service
USDA Natural Resources
Conservation Service
U.S. Department of State
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
Wildlife Management Institute
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
World Wildlife Fund

Murre (top
with
raised below)
Maximillian Cabinet/Shutterstock (top), Alan Wilson (right)
Thick-billed Murre

Partners Make It Possible

Since our founding in 1994, we’ve charted a course to make bird conservation greater than the sum of its parts. We form partnerships with government agencies, local bird clubs, private companies, colleges and universities, other nonprofits, and many other groups — all for the benefit of birds. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to every one of our partners (see the list at abcbirds.org/OurPartners). We’re proud to stand with you for birds!






Joshua Galicki Atlantic Puffins and murres
Falcon Club & Project Supporters
We are honored to acknowledge the individuals, foundations, businesses, and others who have supported ABC’s work. While space constraints prevent us from listing all of our donors, we are sincerely grateful for each member and every gift. We would also like to thank those who gave anonymously through the United Way or Combined Federal Campaign (CFC #12048).
$1,000,000+
Anonymous (1)
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
$500,000+
March Conservation Fund
$250,000+
Head and Heart Foundation
The Estate of Theodore D. Mack
The Robert W. Wilson Charitable Trust
Wolf Creek Charitable Foundation
$100,000+
Anonymous (4) BAND Foundation
The Bobolink Foundation
Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
George C. Ledec
Leon Levy Foundation
Grace Nordhoff and Jonathan Beard
David and Lucile Packard Foundation
The Raines Family Fund
Richard H. Rosen
Dr. E. Carol Stein
The Tareen Filgas Foundation
The Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation
David Walsh
$50,000+ Gyrfalcon
Anonymous (2)
The Aditi Fund at the Hawaiˋi Community Foundation
Paul G. Allen Family Foundation
Kathleen Burger and Glen Gerada
William Collins
The Constable Foundation
Randall T. Cox
Dalio Philanthropies
Patricia Davidson
Owen Deutsch and Rona Talcott
The Dorrance Family Foundation
Jonathan Franzen
Mark Greenfield and the Greenfield/Hartline Habitat
Conservation Fund
Ann and Jim Hancock
International Paper
International Union for Conservation of Nature
Jeniam Foundation
Karen and Bertrand Latil
Mitsubishi Corporation Foundation for the Americas
Noel Mann
The Estate of David Nauman
The One Hive Foundation
Pat Palmer Foundation
Perkins Charitable Trust
Persevere Fund
Carroll Petrie Foundation
The Quicksilver Fund
Ann Y. Riddel
San Diego Foundation
The Richard G. Shepard Trust
Lynn and Stuart White
$25,000+
Peregrine Falcon
Anonymous (4)
Marilyn and Eldon Ball
Susan Billetdeaux
Kathryn Bollhoefer
Michael Boss and Sheila Vince
Robert and Amy Campbell
Angela Chabot
John and Bayard Cobb
The Sarah K. de Coizart Article
TENTH Perpetual Trust
The Coypu Foundation
Mr. Fisgat
Barbara Fried
James Gerlich
Gulf Coast Bird ObservatoryTropical Forest Forever Fund
H-E-B
Dr. Michael Hutchins Impact on Wildlife Fund
The Jean Landis Family Trust
Lenton PARKS Fund
Jacqueline B. Mars
The Marshall-Reynolds Foundation
The McGrath Family Foundation
Leo Model Foundation
New England Biolabs Foundation
George Powell
RJM Foundation
Joey Ryan
Robert Shaw
Shearwater Foundation
Gary and Jan Small
Marybeth Sollins
Kevin Watson
The Wedgetail Foundation
The Weeden Foundation
Janice and Keith Wiggers
Jeff and Connie Woodman
$10,000+
Aplomado Falcon
Anonymous (10)
Amos Butler Audubon Society
John and Emily Alexander
Atherton Family Foundation The Falcon Club is our pivotal group of members who donate unrestricted gifts of $1,000 or more each year. Members of this group (denoted in purple) collectively form a cornerstone in the success of all of our bird conservation programs and projects.

Collared Forest-Falcon
Henry Babson
Sandra Beranich
Arthur Braun
Holly Brown
Bernie Buchholz
Nancy and Tim Callahan
C.A.N. Foundation
Barbara Carlson
Dick and Pat Carlson
Patricia Carpenter
Patience and Tom Chamberlin
Stephen Chang
Jane Clark
Warren and Cathy Cooke
Margaret and Andrew Covell
Malcolm C. Damuth Foundation
Donnie and Jackie Dann
Laurie Dann
Robert Davis
Cinnamon Dornsife
Barbara Drummond
Martha Durham
Christina Duthie
Cece Fabbro
Joan M. Felder
Rita and George Fenwick
The Betsy & Jesse Fink Family Foundation
Martha Flanders
Elizabeth Floyd
Caroline Alexander Forgason
The Free Lunch Foundation
Richard B. Fullerton Foundation
Lynn Glesne
Mrs. Robert G. Goelet
Kathryn Hale
Robin Hanes
Craig Harrison
David Harrison and Joyce Millen
Kathryn Head and Linda Delma
The Elizabeth Wakeman
Henderson Charitable Foundation
Jim Hewitt
Steven and Christine Hightower
Patsy and Tom Inglet
Stephen Ingram and Karen Ferrell-Ingram
Ivorybill Foundation
David James
Thomas and Carlyn Jervis
James Joslin
Hank Kaestner
Mary Sutton Korkor
David Kozak
Nicholas Lapham
Josh Lerner
The Lingam Foundation
Irene Litosch
Manulife Investment
Management
The Mars Foundation
Walter Matia
Musa and Tom Mayer
The George W. Merck Fund of the New Hampshire
Charitable Foundation
The Monomoy Fund, Inc.
Nancy G. Moore
Karl Mueller
Ian Nisbet
Benjamin N. Olewine, IV
Open Door Foundation
Janet M. Pawluk
Virginia Poirier
Mary Poss
Warren Pruess
The Reissing Family
Catherine Rich and Travis Longcore
The Ringtail Fund
Barbara Rizzo
Steven and Barbara Rockefeller
Michael Rodegerdts
Charlotte Rossetter
Carl Safina
April and Mark Sapsford
Bruce Schatzman
Rosalind Schrempf
Frances V.R. Seebe Trust
Sam Shine Foundation
Sherri Smith
Curtis Sorrells
John Spahr
Carolyn Stone-Lilien
Susan Strange and Patrick Parkinson
John F. Swift
Anton Szabados Trust
Amy Tan and Louis De Mattei
Deborah Tarrant
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation
Barbara Vang
Lucy R. Waletzky
Robert Wallace
Jay Withgott and Susan Masta
Kenneth and Dottie Woodcock
Christopher Wright
Jeannie Wright
Christopher Zacher
The Mohamed bin Zayed
Species Conservation Fund
$5,000+ Forest-Falcon
Anonymous (14)
Edwin Aiken

Lorna Anderberg
Robert and Cathy Anthony
Athletic Brewing Company
Carol and Art Bailey
David Baker
John Barber
Deborah Bayer
Black Swamp Bird Observatory
Martha Boudreau
The Boustead Family Foundation
Marcia and Ron Braun
Henry Brooks
Franta Broulik
Stephen Brumbach
Amanda Burden
Colin Campbell
Andrea Waitt Carlton Family Foundation
Rob and Rita Colwell
Bryce Cooper
Marilyn Cripe
Andrea DeCapua
Charles and Carole Dilla
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
James E. Dutton Foundation
Richard and Nancy Eales
Environment Now
Nancy Everds and Peter Mann
Diane Exeriede
Jesse Fagan
Dan Feldman
Sherry Ferguson
Kent Fiala
Twila Y. Frieders
Jennifer S. Gaden
Jerry Garner
Trudy Gerlach
Nancy Gilbert
Robert Giles
Madeleine Glick
*Google Gift Matching Program
Donald and Karen Grade
Robert and Charla Green
Winthrop Gross
Carolyn Haley
Elliotte Harold
Jennifer Haverkamp
Jeff Hayward and Madeline Etkin
Gloria Heller
Jonathan Heller
Dale Henderson
Robert Henderson
Frank and Anne Holleman
Alicia and Art Hulse
Diane Ichiyasu
Bunny Johnson
Judy Jordan
John Joslin
Kathleen Kaczynski
Mark Kalmansohn
Jared and Song-Mei Keyes
Caroline Kindrish
Warren and Barry King
Keitha Kinne
Leaves of Grass Fund
Lorie Leavy
Urban Lehner and Nancy Leonard
Paul and Angela Lewis
Judy Lichterman
Claudia Longmore
Felicia Lovelett
Allan Maca
Sharyn and Charles Magee
Andrew and Gemma Major
Leigh McBride, MD and Richard
R. McCormack, Jr., MD
Randall and Carolyn McFarlane
Susan and Steve McInnis
Linda and Michael McNulty
Rodney and Heidi Mead
Mary Anne Mekosh
Milan Zygmunt/Shutterstock (left), David Fisher/Neotropical Bird Club (right)
American Kestrel
Tim and Karen Michel
*Microsoft Giving Campaign
Kevin Mock
Marianne Mooney and Joseph Sasfy
Martha Moroney
Thomas and Mary Jo Mulcahy
Arthur Newbold
Nuttall Ornithological Club
Chris and Marilyn O'Connor
Richard Parsons
Jeffrey Peters
Betty Peterson
Louise Pfister
Nuri and John Pierce
Barbara Plampin
Karen Burtness Prak and Jan
Willem Prak
C. E. and Jacqueline Probst
William and Marsha Reeder
Jan Robbins
Colleen Rooney
Sally Rosenfeld and Andrew Frank
The Rouse Family Foundation
Pati Rouzer
John Rutenbeck
April & Jeff Sayre Fund for Nature
Don and Ann Schaechtel
Paul Schmidt
Susan Scioli
Larry and Rosslyn Selzer
Kent Severson and Sally Wagner
Andrea Heuson Sharp
Sharon Small
Robert and Joanne Solem
Dixie Sommers
Charles Stirrat
Paul Suchanek
David Taliaferro
Christine Taylor
David and Ann Taylor
Ned Therrien
S. Ashley Thompson
Jim and Cathy Tilling
Andrew and Patty Towle
Joe Trezza
Virginia Wailes
Robert Weeden
Stefan Williams
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$2,500+ Merlin
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Joseph Acosta
Ferris Akel III
Janet Allison
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Sandra Deromedi
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The Dudley T. Dougherty Foundation
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William Eddleman
Derek Farmer
Bob Fisher
Barbara Francis
Akhila Ganapathy
*Gates Foundation
Nathan Goldberg
Hans de Grys
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Michael and JoAnn Hamm
Roger and Katherine Hammond
Scott Hankla
John Harris
Maria Harten
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Robert and Lisette Henrey
Nancy Herrman
Judy Hinderliter-Smith and David Smith
HKS Family Fund
Michael and Pamela Holmes
Jean Horton
John Hull
Carolyn Jackson
Pamela Johnston
Karl Jungbluth
Angela Kaliban
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Sequoia Park Zoo Foundation
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Karen Singh
Gregory Soulliere
Sandy and Jim St. George
*The Standard
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Joan Weissman
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Melinda Welton and John Noel
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$1,000+ Kestrel
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Darleen Abbott
Jack Agett
William Akers
Aybuke Akyarar
Jane Alexander
Steven Almquist
*American Tower Foundation
Emily Anderson
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Kathleen Anderson
Kevin and Karen Anderson
Mary Anderson
Richard Angell
*Apple Inc.
Kimberly Applegate and George Parker
Anne Arbuthnot
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Avland Foundation
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The Marshall Frankel Foundation
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Diane Marton
Nancy Maruyama
The Mary Makes a Difference Fund

Nancy Mato

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The McConnell Family Foundation

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Sharon McDermott
Patricia McLean





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Larry Silver
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Robert Tallyn
Tate Family Fund
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Sharon Taylor
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Costello
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The striking ‘Ākohekohe, the largest living Hawaiian honeycreeper, is an ABC priority species found only on the northeastern slope of Haleakalā, Maui. This bird was banded for research purposes by a trained expert with proper permits.
Photo by Jim Denny